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Emily Ulrich

Emily Ulrich is the ASBMB’s science editor.
Articles by Emily Ulrich

Journal News
Calcium channel linked to cancer drug resistance
June 12, 2025
Researchers discover a protein associated with carboplatin-resistant retinoblastoma, suggesting this protein could be a promising therapeutic target. Read more about this recent Journal of Biological Chemistry paper.

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Host fatty acids enhance dengue virus infectivity
June 12, 2025
Researchers in Germany find that viral replication depends on host enzymes that synthesize lipids, revealing potential metabolic targets for antiviral intervention. Read more about this recent Journal of Biological Chemistry paper.

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Antibodies inhibit hyperactive protein disposal
June 12, 2025
Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, identify an enzyme inhibitor, offering new tools to study diseases like cystic fibrosis, neurodegeneration and cancer. Read more about this recent Journal of Biological Chemistry paper.

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Influenza gets help from gum disease bacteria
May 15, 2025
Scientists discover that a protease from Porphyromonas gingivalis enhances viral spread. Read more about this recent Journal of Biological Chemistry paper.

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How bacteria fight back against promising antimicrobial peptide
May 15, 2025
Researchers find a mutation in E. coli that reduces its susceptibility to a potential novel antibiotic. Read more about this recent Journal of Biological Chemistry paper.

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New clues reveal how cells respond to stress
May 15, 2025
Redox signaling protein may help regulate inflammasome and innate immune activation. Read more about this recent Journal of Biological Chemistry paper.

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Targeting toxins to treat whooping cough
May 1, 2025
Scientists find that liver protein inhibits of pertussis toxin, offering a potential new treatment for bacterial respiratory disease. Read more about this recent study from the Journal of Biological Chemistry.

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Elusive zebrafish enzyme in lipid secretion
May 1, 2025
Scientists discover that triacylglycerol synthesis enzyme drives lipoproteins secretion rather than lipid droplet storage. Read more about this recent study from the Journal of Biological Chemistry.

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How transcription factor mutations shape diabetes risk
April 25, 2025
Scientists identify structural differences between the transcription factors that control insulin regulation, shedding light on their roles in diabetes. Read more about this recent study from the Journal of Biological Chemistry.

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From the Journals: JBC
March 25, 2025
How cells recover from stress. Cancer cells need cysteine to proliferate. Method to make small membrane proteins. Read about papers on these topics recently published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry.

Award
ASBMB names 2025 JBC/Tabor Award winners
March 24, 2025
The six awardees are first authors of outstanding papers published in 2024 in the Journal of Biological Chemistry.

Journal News
From the journals: JBC
Feb. 7, 2025
Linking modified cysteines to cell migration. Recognizing protein tags for degradation. Disrupting C. difficile toxin production. Read about recent JBC papers on these topics.

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From the journals: JBC
Jan. 9, 2025
Histone demethylase inhibited by own sequence. MicroRNA reduces cell cycle鈥搑elated apoptosis. Multipurpose antibiotic takes on staph infections. Read about recent JBC papers on these topics.

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From the journals: JBC
Dec. 27, 2024
Huntington protein interactions affect aggregation. Intrinsically disordered protein forms a scaffold. From unknown protein to curbing cancer growth. Read about recent JBC papers on these topics.

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From the journals: JBC
Nov. 22, 2024
Prefoldins participate in parasite pathology. Protein modifications coordinate in DNA repair. Nucleotide analog blocks viral RNA polymerases. Read about recent papers in the JBC on these topics.

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Virtual issue celebrates water in ASBMB journals
Oct. 30, 2024
Read a dozen gold open-access articles covering exciting research about the society鈥檚 2024 Molecule of the year.

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From the journals: JBC
Oct. 25, 2024
Lyme disease pathogen evades host immunity. Transporters unite to assist cancer cells. How a fungal pore protein assembles. Read about these recent JBC papers.

How-to
From the known to the unknown
Feb. 20, 2024
The ASBMB鈥檚 technical editor offers tips and tricks for writing a manuscript introduction.

Annual Meeting
Tips for writing an abstract
Oct. 5, 2023
鈥淵ou may be asking yourself: How do I boil down the details of my research into something concise, clear and approachable to read?鈥